Read this excerpt from a story.

Juan coasted down the hill, gaining speed. He executed the turn toward the basketball courts with ease, adjusting his weight on the board. Up ahead, he could see Kev and Sean, but neither one was skating. They were slumped on a bench. When he reached them, he asked, "What's going on?"

"They did it, man. They posted the sign," Kev replied. Sure enough, a new "No Skateboarding" sign had been erected beside the basketball court.

"Not again. I thought this court was a good spot. It's not like we are damaging the asphalt," Juan complained.

"I know. And the pickup games never start until after 5:00. This court will be empty for another two hours," Sean added.

"Soon there won't be anywhere to skate in the whole town."

What type of conflict does Juan experience?

person vs. self
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. nature

100 points. answer one of these: 1) describe the paradoxical nature of algernon being “serious” about bunburying. explain the term “bunburying” and its role in the story. analyze the significance of bunburying when it comes to symbolism, conflict, and setting. 2)the subtitle of the play is “a trivial comedy for serious people.” discuss the reversal of the serious and the trivial in the play. give examples of what some characters consider to be insignificant and what they consider to be important. what social commentary is made as a result of these inversions?

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Which sources would be most appropriate for an essay that focuses on how technology has affected the development of english? check all that apply. an anthology of old and middle english literature u "colonialism and the influence of french on english" the effects of the printing press on language "how computers are changing the way we speak, write, and think" influential writers of the eighteenth century "lol: the influence of text messaging on spoken english"